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Albite from
Pianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Albite

Pianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Pianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Pianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:83750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:83750:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘI Mondei (Ca' Mondei), Montescheno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRio Coloria, Pallanzeno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRastellina Quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘRio Margologio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘAntronapiana, Antrona Schieranco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘCrevoladossola Quarry, Crevoladossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2 157-170.
 
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